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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Louis Atlas (1908–1987) was a Czechoslovak-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 6. A lawyer by civilian occupation, he enlisted from Fort Dix, New Jersey. He appears in a wartime group photograph of Ritchie Boys at Camp Ritchie with [[Wynder, Ernest L (32926486)|Ernest Wynder]], [[Kellen, Konrad (39701828)|Konrad Kellen]], [[Heym, Stefan (32860259)|Stefan Heym]], [[Weidenreich, Peter H. (32791342)|Peter Weidenreich]], and [[Eaton, Joseph W. (32498461)|Joseph Eaton]] (see gallery caption).
Louis Atlas (1908–1987) was a Czechoslovak-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 6. A lawyer by civilian occupation, he enlisted from Fort Dix, New Jersey. (32791342)|Peter Weidenreich]], and [[Eaton, Joseph W. (32498461)|Joseph Eaton]] (see gallery caption).


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-08-11 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-08-11 (1 post)